Parliament Speaker Nabih Berry talking to U.S envoy Amos Hochstein in Beirut last March. Photo AFP
L’Orient-Le Jour spoke earlier with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who is the main intermediary between his ally, Hezbollah, and the international community.Phone in hand, he was tracking every military development on the southern front, keeping a close eye on international efforts to de-escalate the conflict.As diplomats in New York were working toward a cease-fire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel on Wednesday, Berri, also the leader of the Amal Movement, intensified his outreach to international stakeholders.His efforts were coordinated with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who was representing Lebanon at the United Nations General Assembly, as they sought a diplomatic breakthrough — though none has been achieved so far. Read also: Mikati says any cease-fire depends on 'Israel's commitment' to 'international resolutions'...
L’Orient-Le Jour spoke earlier with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who is the main intermediary between his ally, Hezbollah, and the international community.Phone in hand, he was tracking every military development on the southern front, keeping a close eye on international efforts to de-escalate the conflict.As diplomats in New York were working toward a cease-fire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel on Wednesday, Berri, also the leader of the Amal Movement, intensified his outreach to international stakeholders.His efforts were coordinated with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who was representing Lebanon at the United Nations General Assembly, as they sought a diplomatic breakthrough — though none has been achieved so far. Read also: Mikati says any cease-fire depends on 'Israel's commitment' to 'international...
